Kaohsiung to host 59th ICCA Congress in 2020

Pictured: The announcement was made at the ICCA General Assembly in Prague

Kaohsiung, in Taiwan, will host members of the International
Congress and Convention Association in 2020, after triumphing in a three-strong
short-list of competing destinations.

Cartagena, Colombia, and Yokohama, Japan, were also in the running.

The announcement was made during the General Assembly at the
56th ICCA Congress in Prague, after what directors called the ‘most competitive
bidding process in the association’s history’.

Eight destinations submitted first round bids, from whom
three were shortlisted.

ICCA president Nina Freysen Pretorius said: "Kaohsiung told a compelling story of a
city that is re-inventing itself through the power of meetings, their team
designed creative concepts that will help ICCA engage more effectively with
Asia-Pacific based associations, and they demonstrated great team cohesion and
offered tremendous value for money. I
have no doubt that 2020 will be a wonderful Congress experience for our entire
global community. Yokohama and Cartagena
should also be congratulated on their extremely impressive bids”.